Well, I can kind of relate on the one hand with wacky spring weather--snow, freezing ruining blooms, too hot frying them out too fast, and wicked hail shredding everything--and the foliage really does look like crap and annoys me for a few weeks, and I slice through bulbs all the time, too. But on the other hand, I really do hang on through winter in anticipation of the spring-bulb fireworks and fragrance. It's such a magical time that I just can't really imagine doing without--plus it keeps the bees smiling 'til the trees bloom
Alright, how 'bout some sexy saxis then?
this is a mossy sax, Saxifraga x arendsii 'Triumph' and the shorter pink mossy coming on is 'Peter Pan'
encrusted mystery sax and the one with lots of red spots just opening is xburnatii
or this gentian, verbena and polemonium, and aethionema
aethionema and lithodora
flax, hypericum, and strawberry
some kind of creeping penstemon
this one is penstemon virens with dianthus 'nyewood cream'
...more later...past time for bed
